In line with the triple lock, the State Pension will rise by 4.1 per cent – up £472 a year – matching wage growth in 2024.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that they will be increasing the number of home visits. This is part of some new Universal Credit claims.

The Director General for Fraud, Disability and Health at the DWP, Neil Couling, told a Parliamentary committee that DWP officials are now making 30,000 home visits a month, up from the previous 15,000 ...

I have checked my National Insurance record and have found gaps when I received Universal Credit but not the NI credits for ...

The DWP says it has doubled its home visits to help people transition from old-style benefits to Universal Credit ...

Many benefit payments are set to rise by 1.7% from April but people may not immediately see more money in their bank accounts ...

Neil Couling, the senior responsible owner for Universal Credit, informed a Parliamentary committee that DWP has doubled its ...

Extra support is being offered to vulnerable claimants to make sure their transition to Universal Credit is seamless ...

Research carried out by Trussell and the Joseph Roundtree Foundation (JRF) claimed the standard rate of Universal Credit (UC) ...

Experts are calling for reform to Universal Credit PA Free childcare – save up to £1,739.37 People on Universal Credit may be eligible to claim back up to 85 per cent of their childcare costs. To ...

Liz Kendall singled out Universal Credit and disability benefits as part of her recent statement over “unavoidable” higher costs in welfare. However, the Secretary of State for Work and ...

In October, the final batch of notices was dispatched, urging Tax Credit ... to Universal Credit." She further remarked, "We make our service as accessible as possible, offering phone, chat ...